Cookie Policy (EU)
This policy is specifically addressed to visitors in the European Union, the European Economic Area, and the United Kingdom. It supplements our general Cookie Policy and provides additional information required under EU and UK data protection law.
1. Controller Identity and Contact
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with cookies and similar technologies on harbingerpost.com is:
Harbinger Bros. LLC
1309 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
Email: support@harbingerpressmedia.com
Although Harbinger Bros. LLC is established in the United States, it is subject to the GDPR by virtue of Article 3(2) GDPR, as this website offers services directed at persons in the European Union and monitors the behaviour of data subjects within the Union.
2. Applicable Legal Framework
The use of cookies and similar technologies on this website is governed by:
- Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive), as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC, Article 5(3) — which requires prior informed consent for the storing of information, or the gaining of access to information already stored, on a subscriber's or user's terminal equipment, except where strictly necessary
- §25 TDDDG (Telekommunikation-Digitale-Dienste-Datenschutz-Gesetz, Germany) — implementing the ePrivacy Directive in Germany with effect from 13 May 2024
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) — governing the processing of any personal data collected in connection with cookies
- UK PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003) and UK GDPR — for United Kingdom visitors
3. Storage Technologies Used
As detailed in our general Cookie Policy, we use exactly one (1) localStorage item on this website:
| Key | Category | Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
hpm_cookie_consent |
Strictly Necessary | Stores your consent decision to prevent repeated display of the consent banner. Does not track, profile, or identify you. Not transmitted to any server. Accessible only to scripts served from harbingerpost.com. | §25(2) No. 2 TDDDG; Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive (strictly necessary exemption); Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests) for any incidental processing |
We categorically do not use analytics cookies, advertising cookies, tracking pixels, social media cookies, or any profiling technologies.
4. Consent Mechanism
When you first visit harbingerpost.com, you will be presented with a consent banner. Because we use only a single technically necessary localStorage item, the banner is primarily informational and designed to fulfil our transparency obligations. The hpm_cookie_consent item is set solely to record your interaction with this banner; it enables us to comply with §25(2) TDDDG by ensuring that the strictly necessary storage occurs transparently.
Where we introduce any storage technologies beyond the strictly necessary category in the future, we will obtain your prior, freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent pursuant to Article 4(11) and Article 7 GDPR before setting any such items. Consent will be granular (category-by-category), and refusal will not limit your access to our content.
5. Your Rights and Supervisory Authorities
As an EU/EEA or UK resident, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority. The principal supervisory authorities are:
- Germany — BfDI: Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, Graurheindorfer Str. 153, 53117 Bonn. Website: www.bfdi.bund.de
- France — CNIL: Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, 3 Place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07. Website: www.cnil.fr
- United Kingdom — ICO: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Website: ico.org.uk
- Italy — Garante: Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Roma. Website: www.garanteprivacy.it
- Spain — AEPD: Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, C/ Jorge Juan 6, 28001 Madrid. Website: www.aepd.es
- Ireland — DPC: Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2. Website: www.dataprotection.ie
- Netherlands — AP: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, 2594 AV Den Haag. Website: www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl
You may also exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability) directly with us at support@harbingerpressmedia.com.
6. Withdrawing Consent
You may withdraw your consent at any time by clearing the hpm_cookie_consent localStorage item from your browser (instructions are provided in our general Cookie Policy). Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any storage that has already taken place on the basis of consent prior to withdrawal.
7. Updates
This EU-specific Cookie Policy will be updated whenever we materially change our use of storage technologies or whenever there are relevant changes in applicable law. We will note the date of the last update at the top of this document.
8. Contact
Harbinger Bros. LLC
1309 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
Email: support@harbingerpressmedia.com